Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

We will proceed with the suggestion. Is that agreed? Agreed.

The next item is the work programme, copies of which have been circulated to Members. I am sure there will not be a dull moment. Next week, on 14 July, we will meet An Bord Pleanála, and that will be our last meeting of this sitting term. Following agreement at last week's meeting, the Secretary General of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage was requested to attend and I understand he has confirmed his availability. Members will recall he did not attend last week due to illness, so I welcome that he will attend.

Last week, we also agreed we would consider our work programme for the next term at today's meeting. At today's meeting we have agreed to schedule an engagement with Horse Racing Ireland to examine its 2020 financial statements. We have also agreed to schedule two engagements that will require the attendance of the Health Service Executive. The first engagement will be on the mental health services in community healthcare organisations, CHOs, 4 and 8. The second engagement will be on emergency services.

Before opening the floor to Members, in terms of our schedule for September and early October, I propose the following: that we consider using our first meeting back to deal with correspondence and any other business, bearing in mind that when we come back, it will be on a Wednesday afternoon and we will have a packed meeting the following morning. Given what has happened in previous years, following the summer period a substantial amount of stuff will need to be dealt with. It may happen that something urgent pops up over the summer period that the committee may have to come together to make a decision on. If that happens we will try to manage that. I just wish to flag that. Is it agreed we use our first meeting in that way?